Social Issues
Follows charismatic and streetwise Chris Hoard, a former drug dealer who wants to turn his life around by starting a...
They're a new kind of pioneer: men and women around the world who have created models of sustainable economic...
The first class of Dalit caste students take on the ISC high school graduation exams to find a brighter future for...
The unprecedented rush to develop industrial wind turbines is transforming the landscape in Canada and the world....
Follows the remarkable story of Indian activist Vinay Shetty, who is fighting to save two children who are dying...
This documentary takes us on a journey through British Columbia's early history, recounting the influence of the...
Scientist and author Beresford-Kroeger's journey explores our profound biological and spiritual connection to trees...
Directed by Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, the city before the city tells the story of the Musqueam First Nation's 200-day...
Explore outstanding documentaries from Europe covering everything from social issues, to politics to the arts and...
Vancouver filmmaker Erik Paulsson chronicles the events, people and places that shaped British Columbia's early...
Emergency Room: Life and Death at VGH follows a dedicated medical team as they face the challenges of working in...
Follows a Canadian filmmaker throughout Asia as she examines her 73-year-old father's romantic relationship with a...
Over the past 30 years, 500 Indigenous women have gone missing or have been murdered in Canada. We go straight into...
Using the street photography of Foncie Pulice, this documentary traces a timeline through the heart of Vancouver,...
Terminal cancer patient James Pollard, a seasoned theatre producer, rallies his family and friends to turn death on...
Discover the mechanics and perils of cargo shipping: an all-but-invisible industry relentlessly supplying 7 billion...
Vancouver filmmaker Jordan Paterson crafted this documentary about the historical injustices faced by Chinese...
Diagnosed with ALS, Gloria Taylor publicly fought for the legal right to die with dignity. BC filmmaker David...
This cinema verite gem by the Maysles brothers depicts the everyday lives of Edie Beale and her daughter, thriving...
Director Charles Wilkinson's film explores the breathtakingly beautiful archipelago off BC's northwest coast - home...
The personal journey of Hubert Davis, the son of a former Harlem Globetrotter, who delves into his father's past to...
Albert Maysles' last film is a portrait of the life and work of Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed...
A pop culture pilgrimage into the odd and irreverent universe of alternative and underground Christmas music,...
Follows a Vancouver couple as they decide to eat only rescued food for six months. What they find is shocking:...
Turkish soap operas are enormously popular, conquering the hearts of millions of viewers in the Middle East, North...
Set in the traditional territory of the Tahltan First Nation, director Nettie Wild's film captures beauty and...
From a group of Chilean rappers who fuse their Mapuche music with modern beats to a Mi’kmaq healer using traditional...
Discover the ways cities around the globe are developing new ideas for urban life.Join host Mikael Colville-Andersen...
Filmed over a full year at the HOpe Centre in North Vancouver, follow patients and health care providers as they...
Metis/Dene filmmaker Marie Clements navigates the cultural complexities stemming from American photographer Edward...
Filmmaker Shelley Saywell and singer/activist Lorraine Segato share the stories behind the songs sung by those...
A poem for the planet, Nova Ami and Velcrow Ripper's film bears witness to a moment of profound change - the loss of...
Five oil patch workers compete in a karaoke contest in one of the most controversial places on the planet - northern...
BC filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out why everyone in his Japanese -...
This documentary celebrates 13 BC First Nations languages and pays tribute to the drive to preserve and revitalize...
Follow paramedics and dispatchers at British Columbia's Emergency Health Services, from the highly pressurized...
We follow the story of Tony Chachai, a young indigenous man in search of his identity. On the verge of becoming a...
Follows the auto industry's high stakes race to build the next generation electric car, wiith behind-the-scenes...
An inspiring musical documentary by writer-director Marie Clements connects a turning point in Canada's civil rights...
Cousins from a tight community plan to develop their homeland on South Africa's Wild Coast. Nonhle wants to preserve...
Acclaimed spoken word artist Shane Koyczan prepares for his most personal poem yet as he embarks on a journey to...
What does home mean to you? For each person, it's different and so personal. Knowledge Network profiles 36 British...
High in the snowy peaks of BC, adventurers, nuns, artists and photographers feel the draw of the mountains so...
This short documentary offers an Indigenous perspective on the devastating experience of searching for a loved one...
It is Spring in Inukjak, and a baby boy has come into the world. Artist Jobie Weetaluktuk tells the tender story of...
Armand McArthur is one of the last fluent Nakota speakers in Pheasant Rump First Nation, Treaty Four Territory, in...
The Haisla people struggled to recover their traditional mortuary totem pole from a Swedish museum. In 2007, the...
In 1929, the Haisla people returned from a fishing trip to find a totem pole, known as the G'psgolox pole, cut at...
Indigenous leaders are seeking justice to establish dialogue with the Canadian government. They trace the history of...
Chronicles the painful and tragic story of Saskatoon's infamous "freezing deaths," and the schism between a fearful...
As housing costs in cities around the world skyrocket, Vancouverites fight to preserve homes as living spaces, not...
This three-part series shares the stories of workers, industries and events spanning three centuries of BC history...
Tokyo is a fascinating tale of urban development. Made up of countless pocket-sized slices of life, Mikael uncovers...
Revenge of the Electric Car
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Follows the auto industry's high stakes race to build the next generation electric car, wiith behind-the-scenes...
The Life-Sized City
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Mikael hits the ground running in the former home of Pablo Escobar, long considerd to be the murder capital of the...